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Ten wedding guests die in Ekiti road accident

No fewer than 10 wedding guests have died in a motor accident on the Ikere-Ado Road in Ekiti State.

Several others also sustained injuries in the accident.
The accident involved an 18 seater bus with registration number Ekiti LG 05 MUE.

Eyewitnesses confirmed that the victims were returning from a wedding reception when the tragedy occured.

One witness, Abiodun, told SaharaReporters that the driver lost control of the vehicle’s wheel.

He said, “The vehicle was speeding and summasulted several times immediately the driver lost control of the wheel.

“I counted at least 10 bodies on the road before the arrival of officials of Federal Road Safety Corps.”

Ben Idah

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